The e-book or paper book debate

SUPERIOR - Young children and even older adults have started migrating to many electronic forms of reading texts, which has caught the attention of school and library professionals.

Plains holds first public meeting on water rates

Laws as reminders of the reason they exist

Every little once in a while I am reminded that laws are created to protect us from ourselves, or more particularly from our faulty memories, or from forgetting history.

Northwest Montana man restores Greenlee Variety Woodworker

For nearly 40 years it sat collecting dust in a field outside of Chester on Montana’s Hi-Line.

Montana lawmakers rally around mining company

More than 50 state legislators voiced support for Hecla Mining Company in a letter sent Friday to Governor Steve Bullock and Montana Department of Environmental Quality Director Tom Livers.

Shed hunters begin hunt for discarded antlers

But it’s in the serene harshness of winter that the annual shedding of antlers...

Town Pump plans new store and casino in Thompson Falls

One of the largest and most iconic businesses in Montana is set to become bigger and more iconic in Thompson Falls.

Legals for November, 9 2022

Price of human life - 6 months in jail

It will be interesting next week to see if Judge Kim Christopher changes the value of human life in Sanders County.

Ornelas to convene selection board for undersheriff pick

In a small rural community like Mineral County, there is always some sort of rumor that makes its way around. Republican Ernie Ornelas, who is running for sheriff in November, knows this all too well to be true.

Burn regulations save resources and money

SANDERS COUNTY – Open burning started several weeks ago in Sanders County and officials tasked with dealing with fires that get away from residents are warning people to use extreme caution when burning.

Holiday travel breaks records for 2016

More than 103 million Americans were expected to travel for the year-end holidays, according to American Automobile Association (AAA). That’s the highest number ever recorded. The reason for the increase is a result of improvements in the labor market and rising wages. Additionally, low gas prices and increased consumer optimism prompted more Americans to travel for the holidays.

Lions Clubs 'making a world of difference'

If you go online to the Lions Clubs International website, this is what you’ll find printed on the home page:

Positive turnout for flea market

ST. REGIS – Organizers of the last flea market of the year in St. Regis said vendors were pleasantly surprised with the number of Mineral County residents who came to peruse their wares last weekend.

Plains students enjoy red carpet treatment

A years worth of dress shopping, match-making and planning finally paid off last Saturday evening for Plains High School students.

Superior native brings nature to life in art work

For Tempe Regan, self-proclaimed nature artist it was while exploring one stone...

Plains man ready to take flight in latest creation

There are creative, ambitious people in this world. Then there’s Ned Beighey.

Western Montana lions offer unique hunting experience

High in the snow-covered mountains along the I-90 corridor houndsmen across Mineral County run Forest Service roads with hunting partners and their dogs, scanning for mountain lion tracks and ready to set their canines loose on a fresh cat trail.

MPAC to host UM Percussion Ensemble for its November concert

Tester's bill to increase veterans compensation moves forward

A bill that would increase the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and military survivors under the Department of Veterans Affairs passed a Senate vote last week.